Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a new opinion on whether the Veteran's lumbosacral strain is secondary to his service-connected bilateral plantar fasciitis with pes planus, left ankle sprain, and/or right ankle sprain.
The deciding factor: The previous medical opinion was found inadequate due to lack of supporting rationale and failure to address aggravation by the service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091017
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